The thickest, tallest, and oldest trees worldwide

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Girth

In this table of girth records worldwide only girth measurements made at a height between 1.30 m and 1.50 m are listed. Trees with multiple trunks are excluded.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

Nr	Tree species	Girth	Location	Measurement	Year
1	Taxodium mucronatum (Montezuma cypress)	>30.00 m	Árbol del Tule, Church of Santa María de la Asunción, Mexico	Robert Van Pelt	2005
2	Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)	27.80 m	General Grant, Grant's Grove, United States	"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"	?
3	Adansonia digitata (Baobab)	26.18 m	Le Baobab Sacré, Fadial, Senegal	Henk Eshuis	2013
4	Thuja plicata (Western redcedar)	18.80 m	Kalaloch Redcedar, Olympic National Park, United States	"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"	?
5	Dracaena draco (Canary Islands dragon tree)	17.00 m	El Drago Millenario, San Marcos church, Spain	Nardo Kaandorp	2009
6	Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)	16.90 m	Quinault Lake Spruce, Lake Quinault Resort, United States	"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"	?
7	Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi)	16.20 m	Jōmon Sugi, Mt Takatsuka, Japan	Wikipedia	2012
8	Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)	16.11 m	Henry Cowell, Felton, United States	Information sign	?
9	Quercus robur (Pedunculate oak)	14.75 m	Kvilleken, Kvilleken, Sweden	Jeroen Pater	2006
10	Cedrus deodara (Deodar cedar)	~14.50 m	Tolma, Tolma, India	Sisley	2011

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Height

In this table of height records worldwide only height measurements made by laser (like eg. the Nikon 550 Forestry) or tape drop are listed.
Of course this inventory contains only tree records as far as they are registered on this site.

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Nr	Tree species	Height	Location	Measurement	Year
1	Sequoia sempervirens (Coast redwood)	115.72 m	Hyperion, Redwood National Park, United States	Steve Sillett	2012
2	Pseudotsuga menziesii (Coast Douglas-fir)	99.76 m	Doerner Fir, Brummit Creek, United States	Michael Taylor	2010
3	Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain ash)	99.60 m	Centurion, Forests near Tahune Airwalk, Australia	Brett Mifsud	2008
4	Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)	83.50 m	General Sherman, Giant Forest, United States	"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"	?
5	Eucalyptus diversicolor (Karri)	72.00 m	Karri Knight, Valle de Canas, Portugal	Dean Nicolle	2010
6	Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)	68.00 m	Río Landro, Viveiro, Spain	Dean Nicolle	2010
7	Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna gum)	65.00 m	Valle de Canas, Valle de Canas, Portugal	Dean Nicolle	2010
8	Abies grandis (Grand fir)	64.28 m	Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Inveraray, United Kingdom	Iain Campbell Duncan	2010
9	Picea abies (Norway spruce)	62.26 m	Sgermova smreka (Sgerm Spruce), Sgermova Kmetija, Slovenia	Michael Spraggon	2012
10	Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce)	58.20 m	Quinault Lake Spruce, Lake Quinault Resort, United States	"Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast"	?

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Age

In this table of age estimates and measurements worldwide are shown. Of course this inventory contains only age records as far as they are registered on this site.

Nr	Tree species	Age	Location	Measurement	Year
1	Cryptomeria japonica (Sugi)	3013 ± 1000 y	Jōmon Sugi, Mt Takatsuka, Japan	Conifers	2012
2	Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant sequoia)	3013 ± 500 y	President, Giant Forest, United States	Tim B	2011
3	Castanea sativa (Sweet chestnut)	2613 ± 300 y	Via Castagno Cento Cavalli, Sant'Alfio, Italy	Tiziano Rootman Fratus	2012
4	Taxus baccata (Yew)	2263 ± 300 y	Ankerwycke Yew, Hythe End Road, United Kingdom	Tim B	2011
5	Olea europaea (Olive tree)	2063 ± 50 y	Roundabout of Gassin-La Foux, Gassin, France	GilGalad	2012
6	Adansonia gregorii (Boab)	1500 ± 10 y	Prison Tree, Derby, Australia	kafkavisser	2013
7	Taxodium mucronatum (Montezuma cypress)	1414 ± 100 y	Árbol del Tule, Church of Santa María de la Asunción, Mexico	Wim Brinkerink	2013
8	Pinus heldreichii (Bosnian pine)	1313 ± 200 y	Baikushev, Banderitsa refuge, Bulgaria	Conifers	2012
9	Tilia platyphyllos (Large-leaved lime)	1263 y	Tanzlinde Schenklengsfeld, Marktplatz, Germany	Wim Brinkerink	2013
10	Agathis australis (New Zealand kauri)	1213 ± 200 y	Square Kauri, Tapu-Coroglen Road, New Zealand	Tim B	2013

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